The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-10

a mans entire crop of 800 pounds was
shipped in a hogshead to factory in
Petersburg, and it did not bring
enough to pay the commissions for
selling the shipment, and E. G. B., in
the year succeeding the one ne received
a rental of $1,000 for ten acres planted
in tobacco, the land being cultivated
by different parties, and the season
not so favorable, received only 500
as his entire rent, just one-thlrteenth
of his rent of the year before.
BENEFACToRs OF THEIR STATE.
A celebrated writer once gave it as
his opinion, "'that whoever could make
two ears Of corn, or two blades OF
grass, to grow upon spot OF ground
where only one grew before, would
deserve better Of mankind, and do
more essential service to his country,
than the whole race of politicians put
together" Capt. Abishai Slade, his
brother Thomas, Mr.. VIM. Long, DR..
Davis G.. Tuck, Mr.. Dennis Tilley and
others, possibly equally deserving.
were in the truest sense of the term,
benefactors of their State, and deserve
monuments to perpetuate their men,
Dry They have, believe, all passed
away from the stage of action, but
their names should never be forgotten
while tobacco is planted, and " North
Carolina brights" is the highest priced
type of tobacco in the civilized world.
| would, also, in this connection,
without mentioning names, for they
still live, express my sense Of the obi
CATION the tobacco planters of this
State and Virginia are under to those
learned and skilled tobacco men, who
have given and spread abroad for the
benefit of their fellow citizens, by
means of communications to the pa
pers and written pamphlets, the re-
suits of their experience and knowl-
edge in the cultivation, curing and
manipulation of this most valuable
but difficult crop to raise, and as re-
suit of their patriotic labors, these
favored sections of North Carolina are
regarded as the best tobacco lands and
their cultivators the most skilfu
planters in the world.
SOME REFLECTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
HAVE WE MONOPOLY?
, Tobacco is the production of almost
every country on the globe. 1t range:
, from the equator to from 40 to IS de
grees on either side and is of universe
consumption; therefore American to
bacco can enter upon the markets O.
Europe in successful competition only
by more incontestible excellencles O
: quality and with some favorable con
ditions in prices. Says DR.. Augustu
= = Voelcker, a celebrated agricultural
chemist of London: al find merel,
traceSof nitrates in the fancy brigh
tobaccos, which, perhaps is one of thu
reasons why the tobacco has very
mild taste. Another and most i'm
portant fact which my investigation
5 have brought to light is that the Gran
vile county tobacco, contains HHl
:, nicotine, which | am inclined to re
gard as good feature in this tobacco
Il The coarse, strong tobacco, such as
, grown in the Palatinate, contains tire
or four times as much nicotine" AM
. Dr. Voelcker adds, Granville Bright
u is one of the finest favored mild TO
. baccos l ever smoked, poor in nicotin
u and albuminous compounds, the alb
. sence of which is a good and distin
. gushing character.
L The statistician of the Agriculture
c Department of the United States says
4 "1n this country there seems to be
. growing taste among consumers fo
II delicate flavor and quality, both i
. cigar and cutting and plug manulac
T. lures, which may be the result of
y mild compulsion of climate or an in
n creasing refinement of physical organ
u zation." A member of an eminer
l. firm of New York tobacco broker
'i writes relative to this change in tn
u popular taste: 1.-The taste in tn
II country, and to less extent abroad
o. :. is gradually changing from strong
d dark to bright, mild tobacco. 1t
&c uncertain whether this change is
Il mere caprice of fashion, or whethe
u the users Of the weed are becomin
/ more nervous and less able to enjo
, an OLD fashioned smoke or chew. Som
J. are SO fanciiul as to attribute it to til
y telegraph, which, by increasing tn
III volume as we'll as the velocity of bus
Is ness, draws heavily on the nervous sy:
n tenn" However this may be, the fac
is, that the production of good tobacco
n of whatever kind, has never been to
ID large. 1t is the production of poe
% tobacco that has caused the mischief
s. The supply Of fine, bright tobacco II
is to this time raised only in few coun
IS ties in Virginia, and to much large
ID extent in North Carolina, has neve
N equalled the demand; has alwa,
n maintained its high price, notwitt
E. standing the general decline of othe
e grades, and we seem justified in tn
f; assertion that we possess in this Code
is Leaf tobacco a monopoly Of a mo.
ID magnificent kind, monopoly of
IS production without a rival, and of
n market without competitor.